Anibal Gamboa

Anibal Gamboa Gonzalez (1948 – 17 August 2020) was a Venezuelan chess International Master (IM) (2015), Venezuelan Chess Championship winner (1970).

Anibal Gamboa
Anibal Gamboa in 2016
Country	Venezuela
Born	1948
Died	17 August 2020(2020-08-17) (aged 71–72)
Title	International Master (2015)
Peak rating	2220 (January 1975)

Biography

In the 1970s and the 1980s, Anibal Gamboa was one of Venezuela's leading chess players. He won Venezuelan Chess Championship in 1970.

Anibal Gamboa played for Venezuela in the Chess Olympiads:^[1]

• In 1974, at second board in the 21st Chess Olympiad in Nice (+6, =3, -10),
• In 1978, at fourth board in the 23rd Chess Olympiad in Buenos Aires (+2, =2, -5),
• In 1982, at second reserve board in the 25th Chess Olympiad in Lucerne (+0, =1, -0),
• In 1988, at first reserve board in the 28th Chess Olympiad in Thessaloniki (+0, =0, -5).

In recent years, he has participated in chess veteran tournaments, including the World Senior Chess Championships.